My Own Astroboy 80's video-game on pc

[fafner]

I just had a look on the DVD of the PS2 game on Astro. I am 100% sure that all data are in a single file called "img6g.cvm" which is more than 2 Gb. Although I can read clear text in it among the binary data, I don't know the exact format it uses, and therefore I can't extract anything from it. Not without extensive (and time-consuming) searches

[1magus]

I just had a look on the DVD of the PS2 game on Astro. I am 100% sure that all data are in a single file called "img6g.cvm" which is more than 2 Gb. Although I can read clear text in it among the binary data, I don't know the exact format it uses, and therefore I can't extract anything from it. Not without extensive (and time-consuming) searches

I doubt it will work, maybe you can see if someone has already gotten some of the images before attempting to your self?

[Matty_kool]

there is a program called dvd43 and with it you can copy the files into a folder without it coming up with that copyright protection error. and send to me via msn messenger which you fafner are on my list.

matty_kool@hotmail.co.uk

or yahoo messenger

Matty_kool

i will do the file extracting for the textures and 3d models

[DrFrag]

How are you going to extract files from the CVM? As I understand you would need the Sony Devkit, which costs something like US$20,000 for a licence.

By the way, are you sure you can use these files in your mod? Are the file formats the same? Or have you a software that can do the conversion?

The CVM contains MD2 model files, as you've probably already discovered. Same as Quake 2 models.

Edit: Maybe not. The CVM doesn't seem to contain MD2 ID markers.

[Matty_kool]

I already have the sony devkit and it is on an origonal disc. As For The model conversion my 3d modelling tool allows md2 files so it shouldn't be too hard to convert.

[DrFrag]

Great! Let us know how it goes.

[CommanderEVE]

i have made a sortof preview of our mod by making a tattoo for cj in san andreas.... it replaces the angels on his lower back.

you can download it here.

it has a instructions on how to install and this icon



please give feedback

enjoy

thats awsome

[fafner]

there is a program called dvd43 and with it you can copy the files into a folder without it coming up with that copyright protection error.

First, this is Windows software, I will have to lay my hands on a Windows machine somewhere, if I dare touching such a thing
Second, it will be of no use anyway since it allows to read the DVD, which I can already do. I just have this 2Gb file "img6g.cvm" which is not encrypted since I can read clear text here and there. I just don't know its format and therefore I can't extract a binary file from it.
However, since you have a devkit, you may be able to do something with that file. The only problem would be the size of the file: 2Gb

[DrFrag]

I had a look at the file and managed to extract the cutscenes from it, but it's an odd format. There are 32bit values stored as both big endian AND little endian, which appears totally redundant unless it's going to be used on multiple platforms. Also, the video format for the cutscenes is a Dreamcast format, and I converted them to MPG with an XBox tool!

[Matty_kool]

I will need help with the intro video and the credits video, i have decided the music for it, for the intro it will play a longer version of the techno remix, and before the intro it will display Kool creations and tezuka logos. the credits will play "Mariah Carey - Hero" and maybe another song depending on how long the credits are.

Let me know if you want to help.